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such officer for the term of two years, except as other-
wise provided in Section 8 hereof. The supervisors shall
keep books in which shall be written down the names of all
the judges and clerks so appointed, the date and manner of
notice to them to appear and whether or not they appear,
and, if appearing, whether they were appointed, rejected or
excused, and if rejected or excused, the reasons therefor. No
person shall be compelled to serve as judge or clerk for one
year after the expiration of his term of service, and all per-
sons so serving shall be exempt from jury duty during the
term of their service and for one year thereafter. Any person
so selected and notified to appear for examination who shall
not appear before the board as required or shall refuse to
serve, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor
more than three hundred dollars, unless it shall appear that
he was not qualified for such service by reason of ill health,
infirmity or old age. It shall be the duty of the supervisors
to notify the State's Attorney of the county or City of Balti-
more of the failure, refusal or neglect of any person, and to
require the State's Attorney to institute proceedings for such
penalty at the next term of court.

12. In appointing the judges and clerks of election, the
Boards of Supervisors of Elections shall designate the per-
sons intended by them to represent the political parties, re-
spectively. It shall be the duty of the said boards to exam-
ine promptly into any complaints which may be preferred
to them in writing against the fitness or qualifications of
any person so appointed judge or clerk, and to remove any
such judge or clerk whom upon inquiring they shall
find to be unfit or incapable. The Board shall forthwith
appoint persons in the manner hereinbefore prescribed to
fill all vacancies in the office of judge or clerk. The record
of appointment to fill vacancies shall be kept in books as
hereinbefore prescribed in Section 10, which books, with the
recommendation and protests made to them, and all their
other records and papers shall always be open to the inspec-
tion of the public. After their appointment the judges
appointed in Baltimore City and any clerks who may
be appointed in said city shall be notified to appear at the
office of said Board, and shall then and there, after taking
the oath of office before one of said Supervisors, receive their
commissions. The oath of office shall be in writing and sub-
scribed by each one in a book to be kept for the purpose by
the Supervisors, and shall be in substance as follows:
I, residing at................................... in the City

of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, do solemnly swear